Klarinet Archive - Posting 001186.txt from 1999/05

From: CEField@-----.com
Subj: Re: [kl] sandpaper
Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 17:47:04 -0400

In a message dated 5/26/99 4:27:56 PM, bfogle@-----.org writes:

<<I couldn't imagine playing the clarinet without sandpaper really handy.>>

Does anyone use "reed rush" to sand reeds? Did you know that reed rush is the
dried stalk of Equisetum sp. (E. hyemale, if my memory is on target)? This is
one of the common horsetail plants. Horsetails were used in colonial New
England, and perhaps elsewhere, to scour pots and pans; hence, the common
name, "scouring rush." The plant takes up silica from the soil and
incorporates it into its shoot (stem and leaves). The silica particles give
scouring rush its abrasive properties.

When I was working on my Master's in botany more than a quarter century ago,
my major professor was Richard L. Hauke (pronounced How-kee). Now retired,
Dr. Hauke is one of the world's leading authorities in the Genus Equisetum.
As you get older, you begin to appreciate the people who have had such a
positive impact in your life. I am reminded of this each time Mr. Kloc refers
to his great teacher as his "Master."

Cindy

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